Theophilus griffin



(NoModeL) T. GRIFFIN 8: H.- 'WINBORNE.

COTTON PRESS.

110,244,592. 7 Patented July 19,1881.

i If 11$ A I I" a v WITNESSES: S Q Q I ,V Y M I w BY ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

. r I THEOPHILUS GRIFFIN, OF SCOTLAND NEGK, AND HENRY \VINBORNE, OF TARBOROUGH, N. 0.; SAID GRIFFINYASSIGNOR TO SAI D WINBORNE.

COTTON-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N0. 244,592, dated July 19, 1881.

Application filed June 4, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we,THEoPHILUs GRIFFIN, of Scotland Neck, in the county of Halifax and State of- North Carolina, and HENRY WIN- BORNE, of Tarborough, in the county of Edge- -combe and State of North Carolina, have in structed according to ourinvention. Fig. 2 is.

a rear View of the same.

A represents a vertical frame-work, and B a triangular frame-work attached to oneside thereof.

About midway of the height of the frame A is the box D for the reception of the bale to be pressed. This box is provided with a removable door, d, on one side. The top of the box is held firmly in place by means of a bar, 0, and upright posts 0. The bottom of the box is open.

In the lower portion of the frame A, below the bottom ot'the box, are two slots, f, one on each side. In these slots work the ends of a {)ollower, E, which, forms the bottom of the To the ends of the follower E are attached w indlass or large In the side frame, B, is journaled a shaft, t, which carries a Windlass or large wheel, J, and a drum or small wheel, K.

In the side frame, B, lower down than the shaft '6, is journaled a shaft, m, which carries a drum or small wheel, L, and a wheel, N, provided with hand-spokes, or with sockets for the reception of levers.

A rope, R, has one end attached to the wheel H and the other end attached to the drum K, and a rope, S, has one end attached to the wheel J and the other end attached to the drum L.

When the parts are in position to IBCBIVB the bale .to bepressed the follower E is near the bottom of the frame A, the ropelt is wound on the wheel H, and the rope S is wound on the wheel J. By turning the hand-wheel N the rope S is wound on the drum L and unwound from the wheel J, and the rope R is wound on the drum K and unwound from the wheel H, thus causing the shaft h to turn and wind upon it the ropes g and draw the follower E upward to press the bale.

Having thus fully described our invention,

we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent v In an apparatus for pressing cotton and for similar purposes, the combination of a shaft,

h, carryinga who cl or Windlass, H, a shaft,

hi THEOPHILUS X GRIFFIN.

k. HEY. WINBOENE.

Witnesses:

W. A. DUGGAN, JOHN G. MADDRA. 

